Helping Daddy Understand Nursery Rhyme

Now that you are a little man You can help Daddy understand Why it’s never good to run away And why it’s never good to play A ball game in the street. Now that you are a little man You can help Daddy understand Words we guys should never say How to keep some rules today To keep you safe always. Now that you are a little man You can help Daddy understand Why he loves you more each day Why with you he loves to play With you he will always stay. [A bit of reverse psychology helps the little fellow help Daddy be the man he wishes to be someday.] FIRST PLACE WINNER Written April 19, 2021 For “Nursery Rhyme 5” Contest Sponsored by Eve Roper [Published in Nursery Rhymes & Stories From Poets Around the World, Eve Roper, Editor, Kindle Direct Publishing, 2021]